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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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